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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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